Bacteriological profile of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a tertiary care hospital
Author(s) -
Ashoka Mahapatra,
Somi Patro,
Gitanjali Sarangi,
Padma Das,
Dharitri Mohapatra,
BimochProjna Paty,
Nirupama Chayani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_487_16
Subject(s) - medicine , tigecycline , pneumonia , enterobacteriaceae , ventilator associated pneumonia , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care unit , antibiotics , intensive care , polymyxin , klebsiella pneumonia , staphylococcus aureus , intensive care medicine , biology , escherichia coli , bacteria , biochemistry , gene , genetics
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infection. The etiology of VAP and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern varies with different patient populations and types of ICUs.
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